Linguistic Diversity in NWFP

Posted on May 7, 2008
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Manzoor Ali Shah
The NWFP has always been in limelight, but for wrong reasons. From the British raj’s Afghan wars in eighteenth century to Russian invasion in 1979 and American ouster of Taliban from Kabul in 2002, NWFP had been pivotal to the imperialistic designs, as it provides road access to Afghanistan. Later, the emergence of […]

A New Experiment Or A Repeated Mistake in NWFP?

Posted on April 23, 2008
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Manzoor Ali Shah
The NWFP government has released the banned outfit Tehreek e Nafaz e Shariat e Mohammadi (TNSM) incarcerated leader Maulana Sufi Mohammad on Monday, in a new bid to reclaim some of its lost territory in the restive Swat district and tribal areas.
ANP led coalition government of the province has been adamant that they […]

ANP Chief Minister Makes History in NWFP

Posted on April 3, 2008
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Manzoor Ali Shah
Amir Haider Hoti was sworn in on tuesday as the newly elected Chief Minister of NWFP. This for the first time in 61-year-long history of Pakistan, brings Awami National Party (ANP) led government in power in NWFP.
The ANP rise to the power marked the end of hardliner religious alliance Mutthahida Majlis Amal (MMA) […]